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SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE | Property from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold, Sold to Benefit the Arnhold Foundation

A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF THE DAOIST IMMORTAL LIU HAI, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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May 1, 05:29 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Property from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold, Sold to Benefit the Arnhold Foundation

A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF THE DAOIST IMMORTAL LIU HAI

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY


Height: 6½ in. (16.5 cm.)

Spink & Son, London

One of the Daoist immortals and the popular God of Wealth, Liu Hai is nearly always depicted with his three-legged toad conveying a wish for prosperity. According to legend Liu Hai was a Tang dynasty Minister of State and alchemist. As an ardent and proficient student of Daoist magic, he was taught the secret of immortality from the Chan Chu, the Three-legged Toad.